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vc. of Grovins Centers Provides Bect.Uvinjj Conditions P. ar::s, riuctiin-DUsinessr streets and-Kesidential Sections -ihatoerve as Models- tor own '-.builders ,-UiTer pnortunitifw: 'iv???t? HccultinxinProcpcrity for Groovers 5 And Consumers, JikeJBetter, Street- . Increase "CN:.IOT7rn, . the rbom of the i . .Ctita Noma! School Vis a ' ','- nioilarftrtswir cr'abour 10&0 Jij,dtpa"la' th;a heart of" district vwllh laora than, a ceaeroua i share 01 natural resources. with aoll cf . exceptional: fertility ' kn'd the r. atera Oresoa clifliateV'ag- ricalufe ot etery sort is Very' prof V Tn' addition to the usual dhrer itied crops lonnd in other -western Or sea1 fiLitrlcts; nit ;alslaar lias btii tz' ot ! the ;taore liport aat!lndustrIeS. FKherts and'tet- tfeV ot aflf'k In ds .Yndheri are ri"own ia abundance and are rery pa irjlli an J lOBltry RaWc - L!ia l et fcer.' Willamette Valley u5iricss-poultry thrirea-.an& the 1ki.L H.aC'fiearly 'iallirsj; pounda cf -butter-was -produced-Jn-1955 s:r ?aS:s lor : ther dairyinj Industry . a veti3 oi reai xaoney. i ; - 'A:lie- from: - the irBatnral f ro se rreea- of -this -eoun try 'the na- . tlTa tfctue t the early aettlers of - Monmouux hasi left its nark to f!iid the-'preseat-generatlOB nd UiTa-fcere.ia .there a-hlshemtand- ardc tJi cala -lhaa. .thcaa ,jnf the :,- tera of Koat30utfir'r'r.r""r'--' I It was ths substantial early set tlors who e&acetred the foundine ef the colics-at Monmouth which la l?13.cae;tha'EtatBNoraal I" Stt Normal School ' ;The basic principle, of. the re fIifl " la v tairer sal education arioni the cUIzens. Such" being t: case the tralains of teachers 3 one of the most important fanc- tl:as of denccracy . -y:-" ') la. 1910 the people I Baring re- recrefed from their orerdose of po ll; leal normal schools - Toted ; to ti t e orer the college at Monmouth at 1 conTert It Into a State Kormal I ; v- ooL Th result haa'iuore than Justified .tie action. The iMon r:oth Normal school Is, doing-a rSc for the thilden .of? the'state lie more raluable thaawhatTla b:3Stdond fer the farm animals ati. field crcps. and thiaMsrnot sted to disparage the work'rhe- 'jbr done alens those lines, 4 . ';.. . Jlor Financed ' w ? : .'f-,' ; At 'the ti'me the Monmouth , Kr rmal was established as a 'atate 4z fitation. a ;tax .of 2 mUIs was :yc t ed ' to be levied annually for the, support pf.the state education al institutions, the TJnfTersity, the Agricultural college and the Mon- rxiouth Kormal v On the- basis- f the J.dlirialoa f ;thia fund the' Nor mal ,geu about $100,090 per an num fpr -maintenance. This .plan was all sufficient at 4he time the Monmouth Normal wa taken orer by : the state hut 'the school has grown sd much: more rapidly than the taxable wealth' of s the state that- It' is." at -present 1rery much cramped -for room to care for the requirements of the state. ;'The school needs, Additional' 'class rooms, an additional trafning room at ' Indepehdence ; and additional maintenance to irorIde the facul ty necessities, of the rapidly ' ln c reasi n g stu dent ; bod jL! f i ' lf .j : UBiKjings; and Gronoda The campus of tbe Normal is a beautif ul ' tract !wert drained - and well T cared t;fprt and p ampfe - di menslons,'ii t The main ?, ballding, aside "from containing many class roomsy administration;11 rboms 11 iritirZ etc., also' contains ajispien did (auditorium' with :Ja, seating ca paclty bt 700 1Ab4 right here is a "taighty good plico toemphasW th"e necessity of ori VdbraThe fall term of the school - in it ti eM-oOe4-4t papiW-thi :tL 'term of 1 9 2 4 enrolled 7 pupils. The summer school for 1925 enrolled 1173 persons to be seated la the auditorium containing .70.0.. scats. Members f of th legislature..; who will be called apon this winter to solre this problem by making a sufficient I appropriation -urill doubtless recall how. In - their younger daya, they could solre an IndlTldual problem ' of that' sort with the school marms! in the par lor.1' without an additional appro priation, but not. In a pnblic audl- toriirm. t"--rru ypfvi :T''4' In' addition to the 'main build ing there is a .dormitory housing 200 students. ; This Is a splendid building and Its arrangement and management makes It as nearly a real homey place for the-students as 4 any place jwhere 1 father and mother are absent. A well equipped gymnasium- Is located near the main building. "Senior" and unior, cottages are unique and Valuable' feattrrestof, tfte Nor mal. -They are homelike cottages containing . all the appointments of ;a first class home. They are used as rewards for excellence ln attainment jTe ..eeniot cottage has accommodations for. 2 tA girls and the junior. cottage for 20. The glrli, occupying these cottages ire selected: from the, senior and Jnn lor ..classes and represent , ; honor students. : A faculty house' recent ly bought accommodates Ti'xaem-bers-bf the faculty,'-It is designed In time to erect en this-site a resi dence for the-president of -the school." 1 -. - -,j f The .public schools of Mon mouth -and Independence . - are used' as' training schools, for the student-teachers tot" the Normal. Independence la a flourishing town about three miles from Monmouth. These two schools are, under strict supervision Jbf? critic teachers; eight f at. Independence and four at Monmouth. " Under, the super Tlsion ot these critic teachers each student , bt .the senior class must teach a 1 portion of each day dur lng their, senior year. .The icritic teachers In. these schools are xeg- alar member of the facnlty of the Normal land are selected tor their Special j qualifications for , critic work, v Thejr audi the : student teachers; upder them are directed by President J. S. lenders; to em phasize in all their ;work the. edu cation of the' children as their tij' and chlef object i andj the training!' of the student-teacher as econd, T Such aplondldreaulta are obtained that the natrons .of the training schools are among the most enthusiastic supporters of the plan. , . In addition to the two training schools 'Attendance at : School i 5 391 562 650 ,'753 : 2 40 S 653 6C3 743 & St . 725 914 920 '1024 1173 there are six . country school district whosa school tm specially In charge of the Normal facnlty. ..These are known as Rural centers Atl thes.te schools ithe first year students of the Normal' are required to' spend six weeks. The student is requir ed to reside ia the district and td study-, f urart problems r auchf as home .imakip g," Sociology 'of agriculture,? and t "methods. " Here the student takcs'an actlre rartWn eighbbrtoodActlrlties of a soiial, educational-and relte ioas nature. In one such commun ity, the (faculty member la charge is superintendent of the neighbor hood Sunday school.- Thro terms of Xt weeksj each, one term of Which must b spent inthe Rural center, 1enliUesJh: student ito I a Uachers certificate rood for one yar, renewable ' for another Tear oii lerobnmendatloti of t he counly saperitUndent of tha' county In wnicn teacher Irorked. 1921-1922 373 2922-1923 537 1923-1924 -623 1024-1925 760 ; ' , 1925 ' 929 Many Stndrots Self -Supporting - One ot t the - outstanding 'facts about the student hody is that orer v halt ot the entire number enrolled are ' self-supporting. . To be exact: - .- . .V, 61 0: students are entirely ' self- supporting. , 1 - . 159todents are partially self- supporting, i r 'v;- 260 students are. receiving id. Students From XJtbcr States 7" - WhUe , most erf i the students .of the Monmouth Norma L,school are from A Oregon," f 2 1 " hare V enrolled from Vashington, 4 from Califor hU.l with ' two each 'trom Idahoi Montana,? North j Dakota, Minne sota, and Oklahoma' J "J-; "V yicti m r of i. wreck dies 'SUTiaREI IN-ACCIDKXT - FALLS CITY BUSINESS ACTIVE. ; jNEW YEAR OPPORTUNITIES OPEN ? V' 7. ' " ' ... ' Mild .dlmato ami 1 Fertile Soil Forms '- Foundation for" dty'a ! ' . . -rrosperlty; Strong Public School System , S. aptly said that a Commercial club . Mrs .Watt", secretaryr of the Falls City Commercial club; Is the dean of all 'progresslro secretarfes.'She knows the potentialities of the town and will tell the world about it:'' '' '-. . '. (By Associated Presa.) Mrs. 1. A. Latham of Spokane, injured to- dayb when an automobile drircn by 'Mrsr Ilaael tMarx 'of-- Portland skidded--and - went - orer a w high bank on the Paclfiie highway near Salmon creek, died at a hospital here tonight. I - Three children bf Mrs. Marx al so were In tho automobile. Bea trice, 9, received! a . broken arm and Fairfax, 7k iwas bruised on the Marx were only slightly Injured. PIONEER IS SUICIDE . - f '' " "'- ' .v " ' v - YAKIMA. .Wash, nir: 1 an 1t J". Callahan, a, pioneer merchant, died late this afternoon from ef fects of- a self-inflicted . bullpt wound. ' Mr. i Callahan was found by n employe this morning In the store rest room, with a bullet wound in his head and an auto matic pistol in his hand. Despond ency orer ill health was assigned bs mo reason or juao act. f ;j - PORTLANDS Dec., 3 0. i Mm. Julius j ouison.l f 50. prominent rortjana .club, woman and leader in local Jewish circles! died here toaay. f . t-- "TTALLS CITT is a typical, west 1 ern lumber town bordering on a rich' farming district, ; Be sides having three lumber, mills in operation has a large canning fac tory, a ..power plant, '. a : railroad and an excellent hotel. . , It Is , "not dependent upon' one1 Industry for its prosperity as the activities of its. citizens are as di versified -aa the farms-ad joining It on three sides. v i 't,i : - - y. r. -the farm products 'range from small1" fnilE to Ttocqucfort -cheese, which is becoming: a potent factor iri 'Its 'shipments 'fof dairy prod ucts Many poultry products "are shipped from this district.-' Large numbers of turkeys are raised." : V 1 "TThc liunibcr! Inilustry ' t .The v.O'risw'aitf-tir'ief ; I Lumber Co.;. one iof' thb ,more important mills., ot t tills. . district, operated eleven.: jnonthsi s teadily Ua . . ia 25 ; .andproplQycd.;onan J.Avcrago . ationtr x 9 "Utrcm " with ""anatfeVage monthly payroll t of ' 36500.00. Their output Is estimated to' bo about C0.QOO feet per month bo-' sides doinir ?a mill rtmd' transit buslnessk Most -of th n - 1 a mW from this district Is shipped ' to the: mjddlo Atlantic states.; ;' 5 ; The Falls ' City; Hotel - The hotel is well' known among sportsmen, from . Salem and - other cities; furnishing; -'excellent ae- commodutions ; for , fishing - and hunting parties. All kinds 6f large and small game - abound in tho forests above the' town and nome record catches of trout have. been taken from' the Luckiamute- river, a.short: distance above -the falls from which the town derives its name.; i ' u '-,lL . ' Tho 'Commercial Club - The.. Commercial "club, is . a live organization Jand 'will - put Polk county on 'the mkp.. It. has been $ f The Best Placo to Eat at "Fe tzsr V xtcz 'Cdurznt i 1 REAL ESTATE BROKER V, ! IMrs. A. W. Watt I ' Notary Public ' House Phone 193 Office with Falls City j " ' Enterprise ' j Office Phone 493 GrisWiald- LUMBER CO. FallCity, Ore. ." rjiOTitnouTW 'S',..v j -U ". '5i 1 i. I .-. rji r fr"t-) 1 ''- 4 F.'E.' MURDOCK, MGR. v The Monmoutfi C6-bperative 'Asso a ciatibn is a' truelrarmer'smuttial mar kctins, brganizatipri .bperaHhg.aJar'ge ': gram ; warenoase and modern cream- ; Fqr the year ending Jah:"l, 1 926, the association urchas9::appro2;imately : BtliTEkFAT f 4 AiN::,:.A::.oioo;cdo Monmouth, Oregon - .. I . --2 , J ..... I j sr -- " ""' 1 ' - ' i wiiiii.'i.ut .H..r .- 1 I A . .. ; i - j . I ..... . - ...... " to...,- .u 9 .r..,j .fl . ' ' - " I '.. ' - 1 -r . l:.',.. .i,i:,J ?-.. i.-.t-., J t; . . , 11 ! I fiV..iVA. - - '4 - I . J INDEPENDENCE, IIDJEAL;HQME. J4ine Farming Section, ExcelleBt Schools, Streets, Llghtlne Slakes i v Residential Featarea Exceptional - - . TCST a pleasant half hour drive i. Irons Salem on the west bank " j Jof the Ti illamette, one arrives at' the prosper das little city, of In dependence.. The town is not just a cress road tora as one often reads of in the eastern periodicals. -but a'l .mlnlatureclty. of eautiful, cltia,-well 'constructed business L : tks, ani 3 iaodern -homes witn tiU'welJ kept! lawns; 'rrr v ' -'radependaace ,1s not only the c-ter"of one of the richest farm In j districts" ia the, w si 9 Oregon country but is an Industrial ail worthy Of note. It has a railroad; electric lighU, pavtd streets. ti . large flour ralll. Making plant aid c f ea ta ery, .',' ' .. ; i ; i ; .X. . 1 ; r . ;Ia addition ;to?the rcftuifed stores found ia a to wa ; of tihii ske there li aa excelent tneateV t a i a hotel that would do 'credit to a city of 0,0 00 population. . The Iarcr llotcl' ' ' Tae Beavep hotel, is a real suri prise to everyone who tarries in Independence for the first time. It Is a three story structure mod ern ln , "veryrespecti with a.repr tttAtioa'toT;ite-xcelIedtcvoke.ryt';' ; Mr. Moss VaJker, the' manager, ox me ueaver hotelIsj not ohlr a oyeq, in tne wool hotel man "-put realizes, the ,f ntufe growth of In- dependepciB rrlllihora thin Justify tne optimism of the builder. All the credit for ''Good Eats," served at. the hotel is not due to the cooks and; the'nianagement: but to the quality of 4he food produced al oiast right In Independence. When good cooks can serve, eggs not a day old with freshly cured bacon. cream and butter fresh from the creamery, , together with, every kind of fruit and yegetahle from the immediate neighborhood is It any wonder the place has acquired an enviable reputation? The Indcpcadence Ccamery'r r Speak ing of, fresh butter , one naturally; thinks of the. creamery trom which it came. We have passed innumerable farms fwhers wi have seen any number of .herds of pure bred cows that hate nad vine .2p3nrl8rice Creamery ':l ' ".Llanufcturcs thVfoIIowinir-brands' of butter- f;arpiniD2NCE" I "DAniY maS? : v "LE PARIC" - -: j ;ir rrrns pf eggs and .produce -Jillanufsctufe rjtal Artificial Ice y. IndcpjhdchceJ Oregon the district famous for the prizes taken in national stock shows and wa know there must b U creamery omewnere ; close - at haad T 4 'Thh Ttfdipendek'cV- tjreamery' ii . . mntual ; creamery ' organized about 25 years ago and is one of the? olderja theiteyircakinl three Btell known brands of ibut ter. VIndepeadenee "Dairr Mai"' arid "Lake Park-" iThe ontnnt fo the year 1925 Was about 900,000 pouridsJ M 'but te 1 1 beaide's' 4 large quantities bf Ice cream.. In con- aectlon! with its coldtorare nlnitt It, supplies, the, local market with fcirery, puretarUfldaErlceiHi : ) reason of market coxtnectionn thb Independence' ; Creamery was sot only able to dispose of its en tire output fat, a! good price but was able to dispose of large Quan tities of butter from other ralley creameries waiehfenable it toahlp In carload ? lota to .the adrantate or manyvallcy creameries. .'The Spauldlag i. Logging ' eom.- pany opetatea -o; retail aiu t tB df pendencawhJclL not jpnly haad- ios' rumner-ana lnnivwk'- hut erery- kind of building material and builder's hardware. : f ' district j jsbonnds ;.wHkZ' all nas ox fruit and vegetables and produces an - enormous ia mount oi poultry, products. -dt ships these products to very ' market' IB the worJd vand is 'Increasing Its .output erery year.:! p'TS Independence is truly, a land of nnusuai opportunity. ; , i ' r Falls City t : Hotel 1 ; Lunches at All Hoars ) f Regular Meals 50c J Special Banquets to Order Phone 251 Tiiu i:v :: or good eats D ii,.3 ir. Ir : it, rrc-rr.'iJrr H R THE HEN IS AN EGG FACTORY . And Wcllopa-Your future Bank AtcoHnt .. ! 1 ; . :: i -. :i . S . v. s - . : ' . i. ". H factory an the profit from met Rein., to- aiaa t mr bint twiiuitt . t I enlarge these prof iu it , wiU; depend oa tho wiiVi i'-ii" ITT? c"ro ro" Sloe 'lirr, fr teod lcii- U I J LLn 1 I L hUft!5 DlliL "'g'rAIN' KGO At ASH' U ' (i --s-i-.. r-, put lt- fw tltree pnrpotet: ,(Ut.. to ti th ' mm pat, KWUABIi IE AX. result ; and 3rd. Uit yu ,o , I J i m nn I ; . --ronUmsr komewmwiirwdueti- - -'. fTvt . . - T : VUABBvllfiAU KOO MASH is UvBy of 5i whrt. earn and aU. Ih hat Jl I ! r .V'U . ' wu.sd feed, (millrwn wihot , at f" . Buaisssisf ja. 'Bj ,- "vow 1 tJ. .Alfalfa, inm ami DIomm, rli nmnflM . f air(ka M , a 1 . 1 l r 11 - .u 1 - . . " e-F b iu very UME re ' . 1.11 I H wilt mi rb. the 7tT.t fair l ira, uilflDD t.- . r .. . ..... Tr OKAtX'; EGO itfjiekW'i:ao nulls' la the lomr run tint L ' " ,.'.I'rwaucl iroia. ip Bca ana naleu y n'acn A mw it a trial, i .? y - Z' - M.w,wi7gnr eoosiaoratioo, .. SlaaaO.H- aV . . . - - r - vuHBF jmt avf it nni ifti ii hiMAi. Tj a HERSr4nmr.Trr Ptrovt! 19 t Tr . T " v I 'TSrc Betd Cleaatet TUaCtUibirar Ortsoa) ' " ' Travelers Home Auto Camp 1 The most completely equipped ramp Between suorvallls and Portland. " Dancine SaturriaV . - . . -----? nights. ..IIARY&T YOUNO Prop.' .-BIOXMOVTIf om:oN i hill's ; MEAT MARKET ; , FRESlI and SMOKED .1 MEATS .if. Monmouth hi; f- 5 a I.,. ! i i .1. 1 j "1 rxf sJ 15 iii-.i. -.a ii -I 5. -, t - j " fc. - "MMW''lM,"B'OBonaanaaaBaMM ; Independence, Branch j . Lumber r.Till Vcr!: Hi::!-J:r.- rtcrH3 Independence, Oregon MONMOUTH. ? i BARBER SHOP AND -Y" ; BEAUTY PARLOR -f Located in , ( . TohI Office Duildlng J 15.. M. KlintllT Prop. MONMOUTH"" MARKET "... riTCSII AND CURED MKAT& 5 xibu AD,ruuLTrtY i Jlodern Kefrjgrratlon - FHED J. HILL Ii-oi L.. Train ILone 303 S 5 ..i i.i .11 i il J 51 S ; 4 Adniinfest rat ion Iu Udjnj j; v; Distinguished because of tbe linu&ual $klli in teaching that it inculcates " Grad uates Of the OREGON NORMAL, SCHOOL, are invariably supcripr teachers. ' It offcrs courses in primary, intermediate; advanced, fttraV and spcdal - methods: ; course8 all subjects preparatory to teaching in tho clomcntary.jfhool3; coursn ln art, music, physical elucafiou and commerce. 1 J r...-,-r,t - .-J ' ' Students may enter jbo normaV with'equal a'dvantaso at the bcglhaiug'ot any one Second Quarter Bcgirr3 January 4? Third Quarter Begins March 29,:192Cj Fourth Quarter Begins June 21, 1D2G. First Quartcr.Bcsir.3.,b'cptmlcr,27; 132S. " For informitich and cil-j tri Th- Rcclitrcr. I!or.n:oi:lh. Cr 3 f i 5,